Ep3: Paul Bowman on Bruce Lee, martial arts studies and martial arts comedy

Paul Bowman is a professor of cultural studies at Cardiff University. He’s the author of multiple books on martial arts, including several about Bruce Lee, and most recently, “The invention of martial arts: popular culture between Asia and America”, which was published by Oxford University press in 2020. Paul also helped establish the academic journal Marital Arts Studies, and organised conferences for the Martial Arts Studies Research Network. In this chat we reminisce about our times training together, talk about paul’s recent discovery of Brazilian jiujutsu and discuss the emergent field of martial arts studies. Show notes: 10.15: The Bruce Lee period Theorizing Bruce Lee: Film-Fantasy-Fighting-Philosophy https://www.amazon.co.uk/Theorizing-Bruce-Lee-Film-Fantasy-Fighting-Philosophy-Contemporary/dp/9042027770/ref=sr_1_1 Beyond Bruce Lee: Chasing the Dragon Through Film, Philosophy, and Popular Culture 1 Mar. 2013 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Bruce-Lee-Chasing-Philosophy/dp/0231165293/ref=sr_1_1 16.00: I am Bruce Lee, the movie https://vimeo.com/96517261 17.30: Marital Arts Studies https://mas.cardiffuniversitypress.org/ 22.40: Understanding Identity Through Martial Arts, with Prof Adam Frank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BZb3WjosTs 23.53: On How to Talk about Taekwondo, with Professor Paul Bowman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cALt0O3Y5_s 31.05: The invention of martial arts On The Invention of Martial Arts with Prof Paul Bowman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOyAllbfYsM The Invention of Martial Arts: Popular Culture Between Asia and America 24 Feb. 2021 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invention-Martial-Arts-Popular-Culture/dp/0197540341/ref=sr_1_1 44.50: David Carradine - No Limitations Be Anything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q85cV3GOMw 55.00: Comedy and honour around martial arts styles Are Filipino Martial Arts Realistic? | Master Ken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiuTGP-jnT8 Sensei Seth: If Every Martial Arts Style Taught Each Other https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGo2_f50GLo --- Music by lesfm from Pixabay To find out more about this podcast please visit www.thetaichinotebook.com